A fruit basket contains fifteen apples, five of which are overripe. If three apples are selected at random from the basket, what is the probability that exactly one is overripe? Give your answer in four decimal places.

A fruit basket contains fifteen apples, five of which are overripe. If three apples are selected at random from the basket, what is the probability that exactly one is overripe? Give your answer in four decimal places.

College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability

Section8.7: Probability

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